Make Carpet Bag Lining

At this point the bag was starting to take shape.

Make carpet bag lining.

You will have clean seams when you open your bag. Pull the leather pouch through the opening in the lining pouch. Create the body of the bag. The lining was prepared in the same way sans welts.

Trim the seam allowance to 1 4 inch. And the best part is that most tote style bags are fairly easy to sew since they are mostly straight lines. Then you attach the lining with the bag inside out and turn it to the right side through the hole in the lining. As i was researching the latest tote bag trends i came across a ton of great bag tutorials on the web.

Here is an easy to sew project. Bohemian carpet bag by sew liberated. Sew the top edge of the pouch with right sides together. Pin pattern pieces to interfacing and cut it out optional.

Measuring the opening gave me the bottom dimensions. This step creates more structure and allows your bag to remain upright when you set it down. The bottom lining was attached to the side gusset lining in the same manner. Insert the lining into the carpet bag s outer shell.

The outer ikat fabric is actually a clearance tablecloth from target the denim is from hancock fabrics and the lining is a pretty peacock quilting cotton from jo ann s as well. Fix your shell together wrong sides facing out. Cut any fringe from the top and bottom edges of your carpet. A roomy large capacity travel carpet bag to be taken anywhere.

Slip stitch the opening closed. With the right side facing in fold the carpet in half so the bottom and top edges meet. We can substitute plastic canvas for the cardboard to support the base of your new carpet bag. Drop the leather pouch right side out into the lining pouch.

Tote bags come in so many shapes and sizes from the smallest book bag all the way to the roomiest overnight bag. Make sure your outer shell and lining s raw edges are aligned which will impact the fit of your pieces into your purse frame. Use straight pins to pin your patterns onto your fabric. If that s confusing don t worry.

16 5 wide 75 deep 16 tall excluding the handles. The first method is to sew the lining leaving a few inches open in the bottom. I cut one piece of leather to this bottom measurement and one piece of linen to make up the bottom inside lining. Free tote bag patterns.

Sew up the sides. Push the lining inside the bag. Cut out bag s shell and lining fabric parts to get two outer shell and lining pieces two side panel shell and lining pieces and one bottom shell and lining piece. 1 heavy duty zipper 18 46 cm long.

Shape the bottom of the bag.